RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Mother’s Tears: Contemplating Black Grief
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 381
OP 382
DO 10.1370/afm.2822
VO 20
IS 4
A1 Johnson, Khaliah A.
YR 2022
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/20/4/381.abstract
AB As we have traversed the last 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic juxtaposed against an increased awakening to the realities of racial inequities in society and health care, the grief of Black individuals and communities has largely been underrecognized. This reflective essay explores the grief experience of Blacks in the wake of continual losses and acknowledges the impact of racism in these losses. I speak from my experiences as a Black mother, survivor of sibling loss, and pediatric palliative care pediatrician to examine this complex issue and what the medical community can do to stand with Black patients and families in their grief experience.